Herington Municipal Court

Herington Municipal Court cases in Dickinson County, Herington, KS

Herington Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction for the City of Herington, Kansas. It handles violations of city ordinances occurring within the city limits, including traffic offenses (such as speeding, stop‑sign violations, and DUI), misdemeanor ordinance violations (e.g., disorderly conduct, simple battery, petty theft), and local code and animal-control matters. The court conducts arraignments, accepts pleas, holds trials, and imposes sentences such as fines, probation, or short jail terms as authorized by Kansas law. It does not hear felony prosecutions, civil lawsuits, probate, or family-law matters; those are handled by the Kansas district court with countywide jurisdiction.

Herington Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Herington Municipal Court

Herington Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating violations of Herington city ordinances, including traffic and parking offenses, misdemeanor-level ordinance violations (e.g., DUI, disorderly conduct, petty theft), animal control, and property/code enforcement.

Key services:
- Case intake and filings; docketing and scheduling.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, bench trials, sentencings; warrants, bonds, continuances.
- Payments of fines/fees, payment plans; diversion eligibility and compliance/probation monitoring.
- Records: case lookup, certified copies, and expungement petitions for municipal cases; interpreters and ADA accommodations.

Related matters:
- Protective orders (PFA/PFS) are handled by the county District Court; the municipal court may issue no-contact orders within its cases.
- Jury services are provided by the District Court; jury trials are generally available on appeal from municipal convictions.